“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayedin a Khamisah* that had markings on it. Then he said: ‘Thesemarkings distracted me. Take it to Abu Jahm and bring me anAnbijaniyyah.’”**

“I entered upon ‘Aishah and shebrought out to me a thick waist wrap of the type made in Yemen, andone of these cloaks that are called Mulabbadah,* and she swore to methat the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had passed away in them.”

It wasnarrated from ‘Ubadah bin Samit that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ)prayed in a Shamlah tied with a knot.

“I was with the MessengerofAllah (ﷺ) and over him was a Najrani upper wrap with a thickborder.”

“I never saw the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) insulting anyone, and no garment was ever folded up forhim.”*

* “Whattype ofwoven sheet?” He said: “A Shamlah.” She said: “OMessenger of Allah, Ihave woven this with my own hands for you towear.” The Messenger ofAllah (ﷺ) took it, since he needed it. Hecame out to us wearing itas a lower wrap. So-and-so the son ofso-and-so.” – a man whose namehe told that day – said: “OMessenger of Allah, how beautiful thissheet is! Let me wear it.”He said: “Yes.” When he went inside hefolded it up and sent itto him. The people said to him: “By Allah,you have not done well.The Prophet (ﷺ) wore it because he neededit, then you asked forit, and you knew that he would not refuseanyone who asked him forsomething.” He said: “By Allah, I did not askfor it so that Icould wear it, rather I asked for it so that it couldbe my shroud.”Sahl said: “And it became his shroud the day he died.”

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) worewooland sandals, and he wore coarse, rough garments.”

“Umar bin Khattab put on a newgarment and said: Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi kasani ma uwari bihi‘awrati, wa atajammalu bihi fi hayati (Praise is to Allah Who hasclothed me in something with which I conceal my nakedness and adornmyself in my life). Then he said: ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) say: “Whoever puts on a new garment and says: Al-hamdulillahil-ladhi kasani ma uwari bihi ‘awrati, wa atajammalu bihi fihayati(Praise be to Allah Who has clothed me in something with whichIconceal my nakedness and adorn myself in my life), then takes thegarment that has worn out, or that he had taken off and gives it incharity, he will be under the shelter, protection and care of Allah,whether he lives or dies.’ He said this three times.”

“Is this garment of yourswashedor a new one?” He said: “Rather it has been washed.” He said:“Ilbas jadida, wa `ish hamida, wa mut shahida (May you wear newclothes, live a good life and die as martyr).”

It wasnarrated from Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri that the Prophet (ﷺ)forbadetwo kinds of dress. Those two types of dress are Ishtimalus-Samma’*and Ihtiba’ in a single garment, with no part of it upon hisprivate part.**

Ishtimalus-Samma’ and Ihtiba’, exposingone’sprivate part to the sky.

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)forbadetwo kinds of dress: Ishtimalus-Samma’ and Ihtiba’ in onegarment,when you are exposing your private part to the sky.”

“O myson, ifonly you could have seen us when we were with the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ), when rain fell on us; you would have thought that wesmelledlike sheep.”

“The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) came out to us one day, wearing a Roman cloak of wool withnarrow sleeves. He led us in prayer wearing that, and nothing else.”

It wasnarrated from Salman Farisi that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)performed ablution, then he turned his woolen cloak that he waswearing inside out and wiped his face with it.

“I saw the Messenger ofAllah(ﷺ) marking sheep on their ears, and I saw him wearing a cloakaround his wrist.”

“The best of your garments are the white ones, so wear them andshroud your dead in them.”

“Wear white garments, for they are purer and better.”

“The best of that in which you visit Allah in your graves andyourmosque is white (garments).”*